What did Cynthia facing constant danger do for the book?

[Dragonsend]

The thing about Dan is that she really tried to make him seem terrible, but then had Sky doing similar things in way worse ways. Dan shows up out of nowhere and helps her in her home? Sky does the same thing much earlier and is creepier about it because he has no consensual way of knowing where she lives. Dan places a bug on her car to track her by GPS? Sky didn't do that but what he did do was breach the privacy of someone he'd only known for a few hours without their permission and use that knowledge for his own personal gain.

I'm not excusing Dan. Some of the things he did were way out of line, but he was preferable to Sky.

Interesting thought and a very true one. I would have wanted to move or have one of my security people watching the house! I was creeped out by Sky's approach, spouting about abortion pills that was just one step too far to me! Other than the stalking!

The letters too. Every time he said something along the lines of "I know where you live" I was expecting a Scream-esque phone call.

Lol! Or worse!

[Wriley]

As a woman, I find other woman in books annoying if they do dumb things. I understand the story needs excitement but woman characters can be smart as well. I found this character a little over the top in the dumb things category.

[Jesse Nicolas Presgraves]

Any good book is a series of ups and downs. The characters need to face danger and then enjoy a calm before facing danger again. A character who always faces danger, to me, is a poorly written character.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

As a woman, I find other woman in books annoying if they do dumb things. I understand the story needs excitement but woman characters can be smart as well. I found this character a little over the top in the dumb things category.

Especially considering that her credentials make her out to be a compitent smart woman, not a reckless one.

[lisalynn]

It's the "when things are bad, make it worse" technique, but it feels forced and illogical here.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

It's the "when things are bad, make it worse" technique, but it feels forced and illogical here.

Even more so considering the character's profile that are in opposition with the character's actions.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

Any good book is a series of ups and downs. The characters need to face danger and then enjoy a calm before facing danger again. A character who always faces danger, to me, is a poorly written character.

I don't think I could say it's any any better.

[Juliana_Isabella]

Honestly, I disliked Cynthia so much as a character that I didn't care about her being in danger. If the author wants that to be concerning for the reader, he needs to make sure the reader is attached to the character first.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

Honestly, I disliked Cynthia so much as a character that I didn't care about her being in danger. If the author wants that to be concerning for the reader, he needs to make sure the reader is attached to the character first.

I agree with your assessment. The character resume made her seem responsible and compitent, less prone to put herself in dangerous situations. This was the opposite in the character's actions.

[Ellylion]

Did you feel that a protagonist who seemed to be in ever present danger and just barely survived was good for the book? Did she make the story more thrilling?

I didn't like Cynthia as a protagonist from early in the book. I found her dimwitted about her surroundings, getting herself into danger as much as having danger find her. For example, when she meets Sky, she trusts him enough to give him the make, model, and tag number of her unlocked, keys-in-it car? Good grief. And then she is happy that "his friend" has taken care of it? She's not my definition of a strong female character. Or strong any kind of character. I don't think she made the story thrilling, more like frustrating.

I completely agree! Cynthia irritated me from the get-go because of her lack of common sense. Why would anyone go to a stranger's house after just meeting him? Sky seemed like he was the domineering type, and Cynthia quickly fell under his spell. I do feel that female protagonist should have included someone with common sense and a backbone, especially considering her job.

Then she's a really annoying type of a protagonist for sure Maybe the author uses such behavior of hers to create more drama or action, but I always prefer to follow a strong and smart female character over someone making one mistake after the other.

[LV2R]

I think that Cynthia caught up in a romance with Sky, a stranger added to the feeling of a possible danger. She did not know much about him, but he seemed to have resources and know much about her. Her job position, the drone occurrence, and relationship with Sky made for some dangerous possibilities. This made me want to keep listening to the book.

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

I didn't like Cynthia as a protagonist from early in the book. I found her dimwitted about her surroundings, getting herself into danger as much as having danger find her. For example, when she meets Sky, she trusts him enough to give him the make, model, and tag number of her unlocked, keys-in-it car? Good grief. And then she is happy that "his friend" has taken care of it? She's not my definition of a strong female character. Or strong any kind of character. I don't think she made the story thrilling, more like frustrating.

I completely agree! Cynthia irritated me from the get-go because of her lack of common sense. Why would anyone go to a stranger's house after just meeting him? Sky seemed like he was the domineering type, and Cynthia quickly fell under his spell. I do feel that female protagonist should have included someone with common sense and a backbone, especially considering her job.

Then she's a really annoying type of a protagonist for sure Maybe the author uses such behavior of hers to create more drama or action, but I always prefer to follow a strong and smart female character over someone making one mistake after the other.

She is super McDowell by William H. Coles

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

I think that Cynthia caught up in a romance with Sky, a stranger added to the feeling of a possible danger. She did not know much about him, but he seemed to have resources and know much about her. Her job position, the drone occurrence, and relationship with Sky made for some dangerous possibilities. This made me want to keep listening to the book.

Interesting way to explain it. Did you not question the first chapter when Cynthia, a counterintelligence expert meets a stranger, gives him the precise location of her car and follows him to have an affair even though she has a boyfriend?

[angiejack456]

Perhaps the author was hoping to create a strong and capable character. But if she was the problem for landing herself in so much trouble, it seems to counteract any redeeming qualities she had in being able to escape. I can't stand characters that have no common sense!

[Ferdinand_Otieno]

Perhaps the author was hoping to create a strong and capable character. But if she was the problem for landing herself in so much trouble, it seems to counteract any redeeming qualities she had in being able to escape. I can't stand characters that have no common sense!

I definitely agree with you. The character profile made her intelligent and compitent,but the plot made her a complete disappointment.